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WBC roundup: Fernando Tatis Jr., Dominican Republic remain perfect
Fernando Tatis Jr. clubbed a grand slam and Oneil Cruz also homered as the Dominican Republic sailed to a 10-1 win over Israel in World Baseball Classic Pool D play on Monday in Miami.,The Dominicans (3-0) remained on a collision course with Venezuela to decide the Pool D champion. Before they meet ...
Iraq coach asks FIFA to delay World Cup playoff game due to travel issues
Graham Arnold, head coach of Iraq's national soccer team, is requesting FIFA delay the team's World Cup playoff game scheduled for later this month because of travel issues due to the current conflict in the Middle East.,Iraq is currently scheduled to face the winner of the March 26 match between Su...
NBA roundup: Suns halt Hornets' 10-game road winning streak
Devin Booker had 30 points and 10 assists, Jalen Green and Collin Gillespie each added 24 points and the host Phoenix Suns ran away from Charlotte in the second half for a 111-99 victory on Sunday to break the Hornets' 10-game road winning streak.,Rookie forward Rasheer Fleming had career highs with...
NHL roundup: Sizzling Sabres edge Lightning as teams total 15 goals
Josh Doan's second power-play goal capped a manic third period as the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a pair of two-goal deficits to beat visiting Tampa Bay 8-7 on Sunday and take over first place in the Atlantic Division.,In their NHL-best seventh straight win, the Sabres allowed five unanswered goals ...
Conference finals roundup: Northern Iowa, High Point, Queens, North Dakota St. clinch bids
Sixth-seeded Northern Iowa punched its ticket to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016 with its fourth win in four days, taking down fifth-seeded UIC 84-69 in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament final Sunday in St. Louis.,The Panthers (23-12) picked the perfect time to have their bes...
Top 25 roundup: No. 3 Michigan tops No. 8 Michigan St. for 19-1 Big Ten mark
Yaxel Lendeborg poured in a game-high 27 points as No. 3 Michigan swept the season series against No. 8 Michigan State with a 90-80 home victory in a Big Ten regular-season finale on Sunday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Morez Johnson Jr. posted 18 points and seven rebounds while Roddy Gayle Jr. scor...
Liquid, Spirit among four unbeatens at PGL Wallachia Season 7
Team Liquid, Team Spirit, HEROIC and PARIVISION remained unblemished with victories on Sunday in group stage play of PGL Wallachia Season 7 in Bucharest, Romania.,Xtreme Gaming, BetBoom Team, Tundra Esports and Team Yandex registered their first wins on the second day of competition.,The $1 million ...
Spring training roundup: Leo De Vries goes deep twice to lead A's past Dodgers
Top prospect Leo De Vries homered twice, including a grand slam, to lift the Athletics' split squad to an 11-7 spring training victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday in Mesa, Ariz.,De Vries, a 19-year-old switch-hitting shortstop, also delivered a two-run home run in the fourth for the Athle...
FURIA shut out Cloud9 to complete unblemished Americas Cup run
FURIA finished their perfect run through the League of Legends 2026 Americas Cup by blanking Cloud9 3-0 in the grand final Sunday in Sao Paulo.,FURIA did not drop a game as they swept through the upper bracket and into Sunday's finale. The matchup was a rematch of an upper-bracket semifinal.,Playing...
Spring training roundup: Twins win on Gabriel Gonzalez's walk-off sac fly
Gabriel Gonzalez, Minnesota's seventh-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline, came through with a walk-off sacrifice fly to help the Twins rally for a 7-6 spring-training win over the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday in Fort Myers, Fla.,Ryan Kreidler delivered a game-tying solo home run in the seventh, and Ko...
Big East tournament: No. 1 UConn blasts Creighton, will face Villanova in final
Sarah Strong, KK Arnold and Azzi Fudd rarely missed as No. 1 UConn earned its 49th straight victory by thrashing Creighton 100-51 in the Big East tournament semifinals Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Strong scored 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Arnold (8-for-9) put up 18 points and Fudd (6-for-10) added...
WBC roundup: Cuba starts strong in defeat of Colombia
Ariel Martinez and Erisbel Arruebarrena each homered as Cuba got off to a hot start and coasted to a 7-4 win over Colombia in Pool A play of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at San Juan, Puerto Rico.,Martinez and Arruebarrena plated four runs on their first-inning home runs, which staked Cuba (2...
Conference finals roundup: Northern Iowa, High Point, Queens clinch bids
Sixth-seeded Northern Iowa punched its ticket to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016 with its fourth win in four days, taking down fifth-seeded UIC 84-69 in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament final Sunday in St. Louis.,The Panthers (23-12) picked the perfect time to have their bes...
Conference finals roundup: Northern Iowa clinches MVC, 1st NCAA bid in 10 years
Sixth-seeded Northern Iowa punched its ticket to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016 with its fourth win in four days, taking down fifth-seeded UIC 84-69 in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament final Sunday in St. Louis, Mo.,The Panthers (23-12) picked the perfect time to have their...
Strong starts for Aurora Gaming, Team Falcons at Wallachia Season 7
Aurora Gaming, Team Falcons, PARIVISION and HEROIC each recorded a sweep on Saturday, the first day of group stage play of PGL Wallachia Season 7 in Bucharest, Romania.,Team Liquid, Natus Vincere, Team Spirit and Vici Gaming won by 2-1 margins.,The $1 million Dota 2 tournament features a group stage...
Cloud9 beat Sentinels to advance to Americas Cup grand final
Cloud9 won its second consecutive elimination match Saturday, defeating Sentinels in the lower-bracket final of the League of Legends 2026 Americas Cup in Sao Paulo.,After losing its opener of the event on Wednesday, Cloud9 followed up Thursday's 3-2 win over RED Canids with a 3-1 win over Sentinels...
Top 25 roundup: 12-win Marquette downs No. 4 UConn in stunner
Ben Gold prevented Silas Demary Jr. from hitting a game-tying basket with 2 seconds remaining and host Marquette upset No. 4 UConn 68-62 on Saturday in Milwaukee.,Nigel James Jr. led the Golden Eagles (12-19, 7-13 Big East) with 19 points before Gold made the defensive play of the game and prevented...
NHL roundup: Devils defeat Rangers behind Jack Hughes' hat trick
Olympic hero Jack Hughes recorded his fourth career hat trick and second this season, lifting the New Jersey Devils to a 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday in Newark, N.J.,Hughes, who also had an assist, scored one of the Devils' three power-play goals before converting on a breakaway...
NBA roundup: Down 23, Nets stun Pistons to halt 10-game skid
Michael Porter Jr. had 30 points and 13 rebounds and the visiting Brooklyn Nets rallied from a 23-point deficit to surprise the Detroit Pistons, 107-105, on Saturday, snapping a 10-game losing streak in the process.,Ziaire Williams had 23 points, Noah Clowney scored 16 and Day'Ron Sharpe added 13. T...
SEC tournament roundup: No. 3 South Carolina, No. 4 Texas in title game
Raven Johnson scored 22 points, Joyce Edwards had a double-double and No. 3 South Carolina held off No. 6 LSU 83-77 in the first semifinal of the SEC women's tournament Saturday in Greenville, S.C.,Edwards finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds, Ta'Niya Latson added 19 points and Tessa Johnson scor...